JRA Seeking $61K Delinquent RentThe Jackson Redevelopment Authority is looking to clear up a $61,253 bill lingering from Watkins and Young PLLC for office space in the renovated Union Station.
City Balances Budget by Refinancing DebtMayor Harvey Johnson Jr. announced a 2011 fiscal-year budget containing no layoffs, but promising significantly more long-term debt. The $313.6 million budget, which begins in October, is a $10.6 million decrease over the city's operating budget from the previous year.
Thanks, Jackson, for Setting ExampleSoon, the Jackson City Council Planning Committee is bringing a proposed ordinance before full council to restrict city police from inquiring about citizenship status during interdictions.
[Stiggers] What About the Milk?Dear Diary: I have a serious concern about how I am serving my community. I am ashamed about how I've enabled my financially challenged customers to consume processed foods from my Pork-N-Piggly supermarkets.
Listen Up, HospitalsMary Jo went to the hospital recently and received a bill for more than $15,000. She was uninsured and unable to pay more than about $20 per week. It would take her about 15 years to pay off this debt.
[Hammond] It's a Dry HateAt the end of July, I traveled to Arizona to join with other members of the Unitarian Universalist faith to protest the enactment of SB 1070, the infamous anti-immigration law, in solidarity with Puente, a human-rights organization.
JRA May Help Fund Capitol GreenThe Jackson Redevelopment Authority voted today to work with a developer to form a funding strategy for an automated parking garage and communal air-conditioning unit for the proposed $1.3 billion Old Capitol Green project in downtown Jackson.
The Big 13 GamesThe tastiest morsels on this season's state college football menu.
JFP 2010 College Football PreviewA college football coach once said that if your team was any good, a coach was going to have to go pick up a player from the local jail every now and then. Based on what's been going on with …
Bryan's Bold PredicitonsI was on a mission. Locked in a one-window room with no air-conditioning, just a laptop and a notepad, I began to burn up the Internet with my searches, watching film. My mission was to discover a bold prediction for …
Key GamesIt happens nearly every year for teams in college football. There's one game coaches and fans point back to as the key game of the past year.
[Barstool Bros.] Gridiron GaffsFall is just around the corner, and with it comes the unique challenge that men such as myself face every year—how to talk football when you don't religiously watch the sport.
The Jackson Redevelopment Authority voted today to work with a developer to form a funding strategy for an automated parking garage and communal air-conditioning unit for the proposed $1.3 billion Old Capitol Green project in downtown Jackson.
A college football coach once said that if your team was any good, a coach was going to have to go pick up a player from the local jail every now and then. Based on what's been going on with …